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Mark Simonson

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American type designer (born 1955)
Mark Simonson
Simonson in 2018
Born1955 (age 70–71)
OccupationType designer
Notable workProxima Nova

Mark Simonson (born 1955) is an American independenttype designer who works inSt. Paul,Minnesota.[2][3][4][5][6]

Career

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Simonson has described his typefaces as often being inspired by lettering styles of the past, such as the graphic design of the 1970s, Art Deco graphics andwood type.[7][8][9]

Simonson’s most popular font family is Proxima Nova (1994, revised 2005), asans-serif design in thegeometric andgrotesque styles used by companies such asBuzzFeed,Mashable,NBC,The Onion,TikTok andWired.[10][11][12] As of October 2021, it is the fifth highest-selling family on font sales websiteMyFonts.[13] His fonts also include Anonymous Pro, amonospaced font designed for programming released under the OFL.

Simonson worked as a graphic designer before specializing in type design.[1][14][15] His career as a type designer got a boost when his partner Pat won money on the game showWho Wants to Be a Millionaire,[16][17] as her success allowed him to take six months off from graphic design work to design several new typefaces that he could sell.[7][8] He has also written blog articles on the history of type design and the lettering styles used in films, including the type blogTypographica.[18][19]

References

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  1. ^abSimonson, Mark (27 May 2020)."How I Became a Type Designer in Only 30 Years with Mark Simonson".Vimeo.Cooper Union. Retrieved7 June 2020.
  2. ^Hutchinson, Grant."Q & A: Mark Simonson".Typedia. Archived fromthe original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved2016-08-10.
  3. ^O'Driscoll, Conor (22 July 2013)."One Minute with Mark Simonson".Oneminutewith. Retrieved10 August 2016.
  4. ^"Interview: Mark Simonson".Planet Typography. Retrieved10 August 2016.
  5. ^"Interview: Mark Simonson".Eurekaville. Retrieved10 August 2016.
  6. ^Morlighem, Sébastien."Mark Simonson Studio: Breathing New Life into the Past".FontStand. Retrieved10 August 2016.
  7. ^abSorkin, Eben."Creative Characters: Mark Simonson".MyFonts. Retrieved10 August 2016.
  8. ^ab"Mark Simonson interview".LetterCult. Retrieved10 August 2016.
  9. ^"Metallophile".Geotypographika. Retrieved10 August 2016.
  10. ^Vo, Tri Branch (6 December 2015)."Why Proxima Nova is Everywhere".Medium.Mic. Retrieved10 August 2016.
  11. ^Friedman, Granr."Interview with Type Designer Mark Simonson".ArtBistro.
  12. ^Peters, Jay (17 May 2023)."TikTok has a new font".The Verge. Retrieved4 July 2023.
  13. ^"Bestsellers".MyFonts (archived). Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved10 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ^"How to design a typeface: Mark Simonson's process".Adobe Systems. Retrieved10 August 2016.
  15. ^Lileks, James."My Minnesota: Mark Simonson".Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Retrieved10 August 2016.
  16. ^Dodge, Bernadette (21 January 2008)."Designs for justice, designs for change".Twin Cities Daily Planet. Retrieved1 September 2020.
  17. ^"Prize winner recalls classmate who died".Deseret News. Retrieved1 September 2020.
  18. ^Eddin, Peter (January 2006)."Good Film, Shame About the Helvetica".The New York Times. Retrieved10 August 2016.
  19. ^Boxer, Sarah (16 May 2005)."Arial, Mon Amour, and other font passions".The New York Times. Retrieved10 August 2016.

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